Uncut (p.90) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[H]e has performed another ethnomusicological miracle, opening a can of worms while drawing us deep into the musical heart of a lost community."Down Beat (p.66) - "With each of these evocative tunes, he replaces a brick in a wall that was dismantled long ago. Not a bad way to defend your dream."Mojo (Publisher) (p.58) - Ranked #6 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "History lesson as hallucination. The life and death of a Latin community in '30s LA, reimagined by Cooder and veterans of the '40s Latino pachuco scene..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Conjunto, corrido and jazz emerge from and mingle with R&B and pop as the band follow the story from innocent beginnings to the tragic, bitter end."0.1382206